Tool handle



1935- J. SANTORA 2,010,202

TOOL HANDLE Filed July 25, 1934 Patented Aug. 6, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOOL HANDLE Joseph Santora, New York, N. Y.

Application July 25, 1934, Serial No. 736,930

4 Claims.

This invention relates to tool handlessuch as scrapers or the like.

When painters or decorators are at work, it is often necessary to remove nails found in the walls. The present practice is to extract or pry out the nails by the blade of the tool. Where these practices are indulged in, the blade is often chipped or broken. 1

It is therefore the main object of the invention to provide a device of this kind having means in the handle to extract nails from wall surfaces.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character embodying the parts above mentioned with the handle constructed in such a way that it is not made clumsy or cumbersome to the grip and is not unduly weighted V and rendering it free to slip in and out of the pocket of the mechanic. 7

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that Within the scope of what is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made without. departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a side view of the device shown in the act of pulling a nail.

Figure 2 is a similar view as Figure 1 with some of the parts in section.

Figure 3 is a top view of the device.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary detail showing how the tool can be used to pry open or loosen thin strips of material.

Referring now to the drawing in detail numeral l designates the blade made of any desired shape and provided with a shank 2 extended to form a support for the handle members. 3 and 4. Attached to one of the handle members are means to extract nails or the like from wall surfaces. The said means comprise a plate 5 bulging outwardly in the center and fastened to the handle member 4. Within the plate is a cut-out portion 6 in the shape of tapered triple slots 1, 8 and 9 radiating from a common point. The center slot 1 is cut on an axis with the tool and is substantially longer than the other two slots 8 and 9. The said slots 8 and 9 can be of difierent sizes to accommodate various size nails. Behind the said tapered slots is a semi-circular cut-out l0 substantially larger than the size of the average nail head. The underside of the edges of the slot are bevelled as at H. Behind the plate 5 is a cavity l2 to accommodate the nail head. In practice the tool is placed over a nail l3 so that the head will enter the hole and the tool moved so that the sides of the slots will engage with the shank of the nail. With the edge H of the handle portion acting as a fulcrum the nail can easily be extracted. The tool can be used to pry open thin strips of metal MA or the like by engaging the underside of the strips with the points I5 and I6 of the plate. 15

Having described my invention, I claim: 1. In a tool of the class described provided with a handle member, said handle member having a notched-out portion, a nail gripping plate covering said notched-out portion, the center of said plate being bulged outwardly, said plate provided with tapered slots radiating from a common center. a

2. In a tool of the class described provided with a handle member, said handle member having a notched-out portion, a nail gripping plate covering said notched-out portion, the center of said plate being bulged outwardly, said plate provided with tapered slots radiating from a common center, and an enlarged cut-out portion of the termini of said slots.

3. In a tool of the class described provided with a handle member, said handle member having a notched-out portion; a nail gripping plate covering said notched-out portion, the center of said plate being bulged outwardly, said plate provided with three tapered slots radiating from a common center, the center slot being longer than the two other slots.

4. In a tool of the class described provided with a handle member, said handle member having a notched-out portion, a nail gripping plate covering said notched-out portion, the center of said plate being bulged outwardly, said plate provided with three tapered slots radiating from a common center, the center slot being longer than the two other'slots, and an enlarged cut-out portion of the termini of said slots.

JOSEPH SANTORA. 

